I'm just starting to look into this stuff, and wow... that was very clearly explained. I'm gonna definitely watch through some more later, y'know, when I don't have to go to sleep for work the next day. Thanks for uploading. :)
I got the stance backwards--it's "shoulder's width apart side to side, and a little longer than shoulder's width front to back." My pardon for any confusion.
@KhuranDixal Yes, I think there's a lot of similarity. Doesn't suriotoshi involve actively beating your opponent's sword away, however? When I've seen that kumitachi demonstrated, it seems like uchitachi's sword gets knocked down and over to his right side, breaking contact between the blades. In this technique, I am very careful to remain "am schwert" or "in the bind" with my opponent so I can continue to feel his actions through the bind.
@Schlachtschule Yes, you're right, as far as I know in suriotoshi there is no 'static' blade contact. But I'm sure to have seen something more similar to what you do in some-ryuha's kumitachi... I'll start searching the web.
@KhuranDixal I think several ryu use the bind and thrust idea, but I don't know of any who do it the way the Germans did it. With us, it's not a "static" blade contact, it's an active thing in which you actively feel the bind to tell what you're opponent will do next. In German this is called "Fühlen," and it is a root principle of our art. There are a lot of techniques that seem pretty similar between kenjutsu and the Kunst des Fechtens, but in my experience they are only superficially so.
@KhuranDixal You might want to look for an article by Matt Galas called "Kindred Spirits." He actively compares kenjutsu with the KdF and makes some interesting connections. I think he goes much too far in implying the techniques are the same, missing out on important but perhaps subtle differences, but it is very much worth reading.
@Schlachtschule Thank you for the suggestion, I'll surely read it. By the way, I wrote 'static' blade contact because of my lack of knowledge of the english language... what I meant was a "not-instantaneous-and-violent" contact.
great upload. great explanation. :)
permhaaland 3 days ago
I'm just starting to look into this stuff, and wow... that was very clearly explained. I'm gonna definitely watch through some more later, y'know, when I don't have to go to sleep for work the next day. Thanks for uploading. :)
PointedSphere 6 days ago
I got the stance backwards--it's "shoulder's width apart side to side, and a little longer than shoulder's width front to back." My pardon for any confusion.
Schlachtschule 3 months ago
Nice explanation. I hope you continue to post more videos like this one.
Keep up the good work!
Andrhens 3 months ago
@Andrhens Thank you. If I keep getting such encouragement, I probably will.
Schlachtschule 3 months ago
The first counter shown reminds me the Itto-Ryu Suriotoshi :)
KhuranDixal 3 months ago
@KhuranDixal Yes, I think there's a lot of similarity. Doesn't suriotoshi involve actively beating your opponent's sword away, however? When I've seen that kumitachi demonstrated, it seems like uchitachi's sword gets knocked down and over to his right side, breaking contact between the blades. In this technique, I am very careful to remain "am schwert" or "in the bind" with my opponent so I can continue to feel his actions through the bind.
Schlachtschule 3 months ago
@Schlachtschule Yes, you're right, as far as I know in suriotoshi there is no 'static' blade contact. But I'm sure to have seen something more similar to what you do in some-ryuha's kumitachi... I'll start searching the web.
P.S. sorry for my english
KhuranDixal 3 months ago
@KhuranDixal I think several ryu use the bind and thrust idea, but I don't know of any who do it the way the Germans did it. With us, it's not a "static" blade contact, it's an active thing in which you actively feel the bind to tell what you're opponent will do next. In German this is called "Fühlen," and it is a root principle of our art. There are a lot of techniques that seem pretty similar between kenjutsu and the Kunst des Fechtens, but in my experience they are only superficially so.
Schlachtschule 3 months ago
@KhuranDixal You might want to look for an article by Matt Galas called "Kindred Spirits." He actively compares kenjutsu with the KdF and makes some interesting connections. I think he goes much too far in implying the techniques are the same, missing out on important but perhaps subtle differences, but it is very much worth reading.
Schlachtschule 3 months ago
@Schlachtschule Thank you for the suggestion, I'll surely read it. By the way, I wrote 'static' blade contact because of my lack of knowledge of the english language... what I meant was a "not-instantaneous-and-violent" contact.
KhuranDixal 3 months ago
@KhuranDixal Then I apologize for misunderstanding. We use "static" to mean dead or stopped, which is far from what we're doing.
Schlachtschule 3 months ago
@Schlachtschule no need to apologize, I'm not a native english speaker so I easily make mistakes like this. :)
KhuranDixal 3 months ago
@KhuranDixal No problem, these kinds of things aren't easy to discuss even with people who do speak the same language.
Schlachtschule 3 months ago
Precisely what I was looking for. Thanks a lot!
ArkiSilver 3 months ago
@ArkiSilver You're welcome. This was in response to your request.
Schlachtschule 3 months ago
Excellent video. Thank you
sirconnor92 3 months ago
@sirconnor92 You're welcome. I hope this helps people.
Schlachtschule 3 months ago